Equivocation

witches use deception, LM uses deception, macbeth

‘none of woman..’

‘none of woman born shall harm macbeth’ \[witches\]

‘from my mother’s womb, untimely ripped’ \[macduff'\]

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→ loophole highlights equivocation

‘As by the strength of their..’

‘As by the strength of their illusion Shall draw him on to his confusion.’ \[witches\]

* rhyme

→ makes speech seem unnatural as if casting a spell

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‘look like the..’

‘look like th’innocent flower but be the serpent under’t’

‘Help hence me..’

‘Help hence me ho!’

rosse describes macduff’s wife and kids as..

rosse describes macduff’s wife and kids as ‘well’

before saying they were ‘savagely slaughtered’

* juxtaposition

→ equivocation meant for good

‘fair is..’

‘fair is foul and foul is fair’ \[witches\]

* paradoxical statement

→ links to the witches equivocation and how appearances are deceptive (macbeth seems fair but he is foul)

‘I wish your..’

‘I wish your horses swift and sure of foot’

‘let not..’

‘let not light see my black and deep desires